Phonograph record cabinet construction



Jan. 20, 1953 A. c. SIDES PHONOGRAPH RECORD CABINET CONSTRUCTION FiledFeb. 10 1951 INVENTOR.

Patented Jan. 20, 1953 OFFICE PHONOGRAPH RECORD CABINET CONSTRUCTIONAugustus Caesar Sides, New York, N. Y. Application February 10, 1951,Serial No. 210,316

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to a phonograph record cabinet construction.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a phonograph recordcabinet wherein the records are made accessible by a simple pivotingoutwardly of a holder section and wherein the rear end of the section isprovided with rollers and within the cabinet is an arcuate shaped guidein which the rollers may travel and wherein the movement of the sectionis held in the two positions, either within the cabinet or in its pulledout position by the guide.

Other objects of the present invention are to provide a phonographrecord cabinet structure which is simple in construction, inexpensive tomanufacture, has a minimum number of parts, compact, of pleasingappearance and eflicient in operation.

For other objects and for a better understanding of the invention,reference may be had to the following detailed description taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is aperspective view of the cabinet structure with illustration made as tohow the record section is pulled outwardly thereof to make accessible arecord.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken generally on line2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken generally. on line 3-3 ofFig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the record sections removed fromthe cabinet frame.

Fig. 5, is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

Referring now to the figures, Ill represents a cabinet frame having sidepieces II and I2 and between the lower ends of which there extends apivot rod l3 for the several sections l4 adapted to contain records I5.The ends of the rod l3 are held in inserts l6 and I1 fixed within therespective side frame pieces II and I2.

Each of the sections includes a front piece l8 having a knob l9 thereon,a bottom piece 2| from which depends pivot brackets 22 secured to sideplates 23 and 24 respectively and through which the rod 13 extends.Spaced between the side plates 23 and 24 are partitions 25 to providespaces for the several records l5. These partitions 25 are cut away at26 so as to permit the fingers to grip the records in order to removethem from the spaces between the partitions 25.

Also depending from the side portions 23 and 24 and from the bottom 2|are respectively brackets 21 having respectively guide pulleys 28operable over guide rails 29 laterally spaced from one another andconfined within the cabinet. These rails have stop portions 3! and 32 atthe opposite ends of the same. The rails are arcuate and subscribe anarc with the rod I3 axis being the pivot point. As the knob I9 ispulled, the section is moved in and out, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and2, and the pulley wheels or rollers 28 will come to rest either againstthe stop portion 3] when the section is within the cabinet, or againstthe stop portion 32 when the section is out of the cabinet. When thesection is against the stop portion 32, the weight of the records issuflicient to hold the section pulled from the cabinet [0. Each rail 29is carried on a wood plate or bracket 33 fitted within the cabinet andsecured thereto. Above the sections M are the usual doors 34 and 35which will provide access to the phonograph.

It will be apparent that there can be any number of sections disposed onthe rod and in the manner as shown, depending upon the width of thecabinet.

While various changesmay be made in the detail construction, it shall beunderstood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope of thepresent invention as defined by the appended claim.

Having thus set forth and disclosed the nature of my invention, what isclaimed is:

A phonograph record cabinet structure comprising a cabinet with sideframe pieces, a pivot rod extending between the said side frame pieces,a plurality of sections adapted to contain records, disposed in the saidcabinet in side-byside arrangement, each of the said sections having inits closed position within the said cabinet a vertical front wall and ahorizontal bottom Wall, a bracket disposed adjacent the lower end of thesaid front wall and the front end of the said bottom wall of eachsection for pivot connection with the said pivot rod, a second bracketbeing disposed adjacentthe rear end of the said horizontal wall of thesaid section, the said second bracket carrying guide rollers, aplurality 01' brackets disposed in the rear portion of the said cabinet,a plurality of arcuate-shaped guide rails carried by the saidlast-mentioned brackets and disposed oppositely the said guide rollersof the respective sections, the said guide rollers moving along the saidguide rails upon turning the said section upon the pivot rod from closedinto open position for removal of a record, abutment portions on therespective ends of the said guide rail for limiting the opening andclosing movement, respectively, of each of the said sections, and thesaid pivot rod supporting each of the said sections in closed as well asopen position.

AUGUSTUS CAESAR SIDES.

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